Trimmers rally to beat Cylinders 96-91 in Leonard's return

Since coming off the bench in two of the first three games to start the season

He missed 12 straight games.

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Leonard was battling stiffness in his right knee,

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Which was surgically corrected in July 2021.

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He missed all of the previous season while in rehab.

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Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and Jaden Ivey added 18 points for the Pistons.

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They lost their fifth in a row without the injured Cade Cunningham.

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Killian Hayes scored to give the Pistons a 76–75 lead before the Clippers took over.

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George hit a 3-pointer, Leonard made a pair of free throws

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And then assisted on Morris's 3-pointer.

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After a steal, George made a one-handed dunk and Leonard scored to extend the Clippers' lead to 87–79.

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The Clippers took their third lead since the opening quarter after Terrence Mann's three-point play.

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Detroit to build its biggest ever lead of 12 points

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